Photography by Melanie Greene, Greenehouse NYC for The Corcoran Group

Barbara Corcoran has sold her Upper East Side penthouse for $1.5 million over the asking price. The real estate pro and “Shark Tank” star first listed the home for $12 million in May . After reportedly finding a buyer in one day , the Central Park-facing co-op at 1158 Fifth Avenue closed this week for $13.5 million, as Realtor.com first reported.

Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group, paid $10 million for the 11-room apartment in 2015. She told the New York Times about first seeing the penthouse in 1992 when she was delivering letters for a messaging service and asked the owner to let her know if the home was ever for sale. She received a call 20 years later.

The impressive apartment is the result of an

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